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Flying Dutchman in Arabic

الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر al-hūlandī ṭ-ṭāʔir

/ˌflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈdʌtʃ.mən/

Flying Dutchman in Arabic: الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر (al-hūlandī ṭ-ṭāʔir). In English, Flying Dutchman means a mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that sails very fast but never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where its occupants may wish to contact or hear from persons long dead. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.

Arabic words for Flying Dutchman

mythical ghost ship
الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر al-hūlandī ṭ-ṭāʔir

English meaning of Flying Dutchman

  1. proper noun A mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that sails very fast but never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where its occupants may wish to contact or hear from persons long dead. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.
  2. noun A ghost ship.

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Questions about Flying Dutchman in Arabic

What is the meaning of Flying Dutchman in Arabic?
Flying Dutchman in Arabic is الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر (al-hūlandī ṭ-ṭāʔir).
ما معنى كلمة Flying Dutchman؟
Flying Dutchman: الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر (al-hūlandī ṭ-ṭāʔir).
What does Flying Dutchman mean in English?
Flying Dutchman means a mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that sails very fast but never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where its occupants may wish to contact or hear from persons long dead. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Flying Dutchman (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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